Lifting the immunity of MEPs Eva Kylie as well as Maria Spiraki asks Attorney General of Europe.

According to a study report obtained by the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) are suspected of fraud with the EU budget, regarding the administration of parliamentary remuneration and, in particular, regarding the remuneration of accredited parliamentary assistants.

Based on applicable national law, two MEPs have the right presumption of innocence.

It is emphasized that this is a different matter than the case concerning Qatar.

Spirakis’ statement

ND-MEP Maria Spiraki made the following statement at the request of the Attorney General of Europe to lift her immunity:

“I gladly accept the request for the lifting of my immunity, so that it is clear that I do not have a single euro of financial difference with the European Parliament. We are talking about the allowance of my former foreign colleague, who faced a serious personal problem and was absent from the meeting place of the European Parliament several times. I have nothing to do with Qatargate or any other business.”

What is the European Prosecutor’s Office?

The European Prosecutor’s Office began to operate on 1 June 2021 as an “independent body of the European Union”.

According to the European Council’s website, it “has the power to investigate, prosecute and prosecute crimes against the financial interests of the EU, such as: fraud, corruption, money laundering, cross-border VAT fraud.”

At the helm of the European Prosecutor’s Office from the first moment Laura Kovesi.

The European Prosecutor’s Office deals with cases of transnational fraud, misuse of European funds, etc., in addition to violations of European sanctions.

However, out of 27 EU member states, only 22 have joined the European Prosecutor’s Office: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Estonia, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg. , Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Finland. On the contrary, countries such as Poland and Hungary reject any form of cooperation.

SYRIZA

“Once again, the Belgian authorities show what it means to investigate cases of corruption and fraud, as opposed to the feeling of injustice and the constant hiding in Greece of Mr. Mitsotakis,” reports SYRIZA-PS.

“We assume that Mr. Mitsotakis will not pretend not to know Ms. Spirakis like Ms. Kylie and expel her from the ND,” he comments, adding that “people are only consistent in corruption and dragging country inside and outside.”

Reply N.D.

“SYRIZA tries to use disparate things to create an impression,” says ND SYRIZA.

“The Ms. Spirakis case has nothing to do with Qatargate. Ms Spirakis herself said she was accepting the request to waive immunity to make it clear that this was an administrative dispute over her former partner’s allowance and that she herself did not have a financial dispute with the European Parliament. We understand the oppositional despair of SYRIZA, but let’s wait for control by the competent authorities,” the ruling party adds.